Free-Motion Combinations: Unlimited Quilting Designs

By Christina Cameli

Start free-motion combination quilting and take your projects to the next level with bestselling author Christina Cameli. Perfect for quilters who are comfortable with allover and repeated designs, this comprehensive guide will build upon these simple skills so that quilters have the confidence to combine designs the way professional quilters do. Learn essential skills like echoing, building up, following along, managing tight spots, moving around the piece, and so much more. Practice important allover designs (spirals, wavy meandering, branching, designs, paisleys, and pebbles) then start your combination journey with both simple and fancy motifs. Try your hand at these 30+ combined designs, and then move to create your very own custom designs and compositions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: C&T Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781644031216

Christina Cameli

Christina Cameli is an enthusiastic quilting teacher and nurse-midwife. After being introduced to quilting by her grandmother, she learned free-motion quilting and over the next decade began teaching classes and writing books. She lives with her children in Portland, Oregon. christinacameli.com

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Introduction

As I have grown in my free-motion quilting, I have come to love combining different free-motion motifs into one piece. Designs like this are interesting to stitch and to behold. With so much detail to take in, they bring an additional layer of beauty to a finished quilt.

Working like this didn’t happen overnight for me. It was the eventual result of trying one new technique at a time, drawing, quilting, puzzling, and exploring, until gradually the individual skills crystallized for me, and I was able to combine designs more fluidly and spontaneously. This makes quilting a joyful experience for me. I treasure the creative flow, as well as seeing the design unfold itself over and over until my work is done. And now I’d like to help you find your way to this quilting wonderland. I’ve retraced my steps so that you can join me. You can do it

Reviews for Free-Motion Combinations

[AC Morgavi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really good book, a lot to take in and study. Certainly a reference book for any quilter. I loved the chance to practice on real designs and exercise and also the clarity of explanation. Highly recommended.